How much does Retail Assist Limited make?

Retail Assist Limited reported revenue of £6.4m and a loss of £129k in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Retail Assist Limited have?

Retail Assist Limited reported an average of 108 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is Retail Assist Limited profitable?

No — Retail Assist Limited reported a loss of £129k in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 03790674 · Incorporated 16 Jun 1999

Retail Assist Limited

Registered name: RETAIL ASSIST LIMITED

Part of Watson Family Investment Group Limited group

Retail Assist Limited made £6.4m revenue and a £129k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Retail Assist Limited’s revenue was £6.4m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £129k and 108 employees. The company is classified under “other information technology service activities” and is based in Derby; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection J · Information and communicationSIC 62090Other information technology service activities

Status: Active
Location: Derby, East Midlands
Age: 27 yrs · since 1999
Type: Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£6.4m

Growth —

Profit

−£129k

Growth —

Profit margin

−2%

Gross 82.2%

Employees

108

Change —

Profit / employee

−£1.2k

Revenue/employee £59k

Profitable streak

0yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	30 Jun 2023	31 Mar 2024	31 Mar 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£6.2m	£4.3m	£6.4m
Cost of sales	£1.5m	£794k	£1.1m
Gross profit	£4.7m	£3.5m	£5.2m
Operating profit	−£738k	−£469k	−£104k
Profit before tax	−£773k	−£494k	−£127k
Profit after tax	−£695k	−£502k	−£129k
Profit (best available)	−£695k	−£502k	−£129k
Staff costs	£3.3m	£2.4m	£3.5m
Employees (average)	104	100	108
Ratios
Profit margin	−11.3%	−11.7%	−2%
Gross margin	76.3%	81.5%	82.2%
Revenue per employee	£59.2k	£42.9k	£59k
Profit per employee	−£6.7k	−£5k	−£1.2k
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£254k	£259k	£111k
Net assets	£4.2m	£3.7m	£3.6m
Fixed assets	£105k	£84.4k	£77.8k
Current assets	£7.2m	£7.5m	£7.7m
Debtors	£824k	£754k	£866k
Deferred income	£1.5m	£1.6m	£1.6m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −2%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 82.2%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £59k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£1.2k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 1.2%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 25.5%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 13.6%; Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.

Indirect — not revenue

Balance-sheet signals

Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.

Net assets: —; Now £3.6m
Cash at bank: —; Now £111k
Headcount: —; Now 108
Deferred income: —; Now £1.6m
Fixed assets: —; Now £77.8k

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Watson Family Investment Group Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Barron McCann Holdings Limited75–100%
Barron McCann Limited75–100%
BMC Asc Ltd75–100%
All Assist Limited75–100%
Retail Assist Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (1)

Solutions Assist LimitedFigures not disclosed

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit −£129k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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